food and beverage - Publications - Faculty & Research

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

both sort of felt deeply and we just said, "We have to work with each other." And after that, I joined JAB Holding, which is an investment fund that owns a bunch of food retail... View Details

01 Oct 1997
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Brice Cutrer Jones

Ask Brice Jones, founder and president of Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, what he does for a living, and he will answer simply, "I'm a farmer." Spend a morning touring his vineyard View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

15 Dec 2023
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Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem

Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Feb 2020
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Task Force

second round of funding, with the goal of expanding into the Mexican market before moving on to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. In its first year, through word of mouth alone, users completed 170,000 tasks—work that in some... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; gig economy; Retail Trade

16 Nov 2010
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The HBS Tunnels

on the map) is the location of the Harbus offices. The gray tunnel (running from Spangler to Aldrich) has 546 “commuter” lockers along its walls, for students living off-campus. The older parts of the tunnels (the green, purple, and... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson

01 Sep 2023
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Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

to marketing director at General Mills from 1977 to 1986, when Philip Morris scooped her up for its General Foods division (which later merged with Kraft Foods). There she served in marketing posts and... View Details

01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971

including facilities in more than twenty arenas and stadiums, serving all kinds of snacks and comfort food in the stands and fine cuisine in the... View Details

27 Oct 2015
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Sweet Success

agriculture, and Lydia had a background in the food industry. “It seemed a good match,” he says. “And if you do it right, harvesting maple sap is a totally sustainable agricultural practice.” Good Timing... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

12 Mar 2021
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My Favorite Case

food company during the pandemic. Wow, what a ride—we are still growing! —Richard Craven (MBA 1987) Back to top “Head Ski Co.” Published in 1967, this case describes the development of the company to its preeminence in high-priced skis,... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
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Q&A: Orin Smith

every day. In addition to coffee, Starbucks offers tea, pastries, and gift packages; distributes coffee-flavored ice cream and beverages to supermarkets; View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

01 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

you will, for an alternative to the high-yield, soil-depleting cycle of tilling, pesticides, and fertilization that could ultimately endanger the planet’s ability to grow enough food for its people. Through... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Vance Jacobs; Agriculture

01 Apr 1997
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The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry

York City. How did you get professionally involved with food? In college, I ran a company that delivered birthday cakes ordered by students' parents. After HBS, as a consultant to the food and View Details

13 May 2021
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How Two Classmates Began a Journey of Tackling the High Blood Sugar Epidemic

Keywords: Food and Beverage Stores; Food and Beverage Stores

10 Mar 2021
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Action Plan: Brewing Awareness

at the bars of Harvard Square—and carried that affinity with him to New York, where he took a job in finance at Perella Weinberg. At a Whole Foods located on the first floor of his apartment building, Murad could fill a growler with an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; beer; India; leadership; COVID-19; manufacturing; marketing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

company that does business in more than 200 countries and uses more than 25 crops sourced from over 7 million acres in 60 different countries, PepsiCo has an opportunity and a responsibility to use our size... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977

Administrator, US Small Business Administration Download Mills profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1953 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1977 Joins General Foods 1981 Joins McKinsey & Company 1983 Joins E.S.... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit

government, and NGOs, sharing insights on a range of issues including health care, national talent, food security, and sustainability. They also talked about the role of the... View Details